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Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream is a 2005 documentary written and directed by Stuart Samuels, based on his book on the subject. The film chronicles the period between 1970 and 1977 in which six low-budget films shown at midnight transformed the way films are made and watched: El Topo (1970), Night of the Living Dead (1968), The Harder They Come (1973), Pink Flamingos (1972), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and Eraserhead (1977). Also portrayed in the film are the films Freaks (1932) and Reefer Madness (1936), which gained notoriety and a huge cult following thanks to midnight showings. Providing interviews are filmmakers George A. Romero, Alejandro Jodorowsky, John Waters, Perry Henzell, David Lynch, and Richard O'Brien, as well as film critics Roger Ebert, Jonathan Rosenbaum, and J. Hoberman and Ben Barenholtz. The film was screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
Original Release
08/05/2005
US Release
08/05/2005
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ben Barenholtz | Himself / Self |
| Alejandro Jodorowsky | Self / Himself |
| Alan Douglas | Self / Himself |
| J. Hoberman | Self |
| Robert Shaye | Self / Himself |
| George A. Romero | Self / Himself |
| Jonathan Rosenbaum | Self |
| Bill Quigley | Self |
| Larry Jackson | Self |
| Seth Willenson | Himself / Self |
Directors
Writers
Stuart Samuels, Victor Kushmaniuk
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ben Barenholtz | Himself / Self |
| Alejandro Jodorowsky | Self / Himself |
| Alan Douglas | Self / Himself |
| J. Hoberman | Self |
| Robert Shaye | Self / Himself |
| George A. Romero | Self / Himself |
| Jonathan Rosenbaum | Self |
| Bill Quigley | Self |
| Larry Jackson | Self |
| Seth Willenson | Himself / Self |
| Chuck Zlatkin | Self |
| Perry Henzell | Himself / Self |
| Richard O'Brien | Self / Himself |
| Jim Sharman | Self / Himself |
| Lou Adler | Self |
| Mick Rock | Self |
| Peter Suschitzky | Self |
| Sal Piro | Self |
| David Lynch | Himself / Self |
| Dan Aykroyd | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ian Dimerman | Executive Producer |
| David M. Fox | Executive Producer |
| Stephan Shelanski | Executive Producer |
| Victor Kushmaniuk | Producer |
| Stuart Samuels | Producer |
| Andrea Stewart | Producer |
Editors
Kevin Rollins, Lorenzo Massa, John Dowding, Robert J. Coleman, Michael Bembenek
